Shock-loader.



P J. DONOVAN. SHOCK LOADEB.

" APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1911. 1,32,124, Patented July 9, 1912.

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' P. J. DONOVAN.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1911.

Patented July v9, 1912.

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P. J. DONOVAN.

SHOGK LOADBB.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9, 1911.

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SHOCK LOADEB. APPLIOATIION rnnn AUG. 9, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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IPA'IRIGlK J. DONOVAN, OF COLLINS, WISCONSIN.

\SHOGK-LOADER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. DONOVAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Collins, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain .frefer to the drawings in which similar referenoecharacters represent corresponding ipglrts throughout the several viewsand in 5w ichnew and useful Improvements in Shock- Loaders, of whichthefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements .in shock loadersand my object is to provide a device of this character wherein the reelcarrying the picker forks is provided with means to compensate forobstructions which may be met in the operation thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a reelformed in sections, the sections of which are provided with raking orpicking teeth and are also hinged individually to the main frame of thereel.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing springmembers in connection with the hinged sections of the reel whereby thesame are hingedly held thereon and still another object resides in theprovision of a spring member for every tWo opposed sections.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of hingedplates upon which the shock is adapted to be thrown as the same is rakedor picked from the ground, said plate being adapted to throw the shockfrom the reel to an endless carrier.

A still further object resides in providing a device which is extremelysimple in construction, thereby readily and cheaply manufactured andonewhich is very effective and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter referred to Speciflcation of Letters Batent.

Application filed August 9, 1911. Serial No. 643,174.

\ mentar 1 perspective view these'c ional bars thereon, and, Fig. 7 is asection as seen on line 7-7, Fig. 4, with the hinged plate removed.

@atented July of the reelwith In carrying out my mvention I shall 1indicates a frame of any desired size mounted on the supporting wheels 2and :within the rear of which is rotatably mounted a shaft 2', saidshaft extending from one side of said frame to a'point adjacent theopposlte side. The shaft 2 forms a central character about which isformed a reel 3,

bars being arranged in alinement on the outer faces of the bars 5extending the full length thereof. The sectional bars 7 are eachprovided with a plurality of arcuately designed raking or picker teeth8, whereby when said reel is rotated the bundles of shock on the groundcan be raked or picked therefrom and carried with the reel to a portionon the frame which will be hereinafter more particularly described, andin order to provide means whereby the teeth may yield againstobstructions or the like met in their path, a plurality of coil springbars 9 are provided. These spring bars are arranged so as to rest uponthe central bar or shaft 2' and each end thereof is engaged with one endof a spring metallic strip 10, the opposite ends of said strips beingsecured to portions of the sectional bars 7. As there is one spring barprovided for each pair of sectional bars, the ends of the springmetallic strips of each spring may be engaged with bars which arearranged on opposed horizontal bars 5 and as the sectional bars 7 oneach bar 5 are arranged in circular alinement with respect to the sec-.

obstructions are met in the path thereof, said teeth will yield theretothrough the medium of the springs having cooperation with the sectionalbars carrying said teeth,

5 thereby preventing any injury to the teeth, which may occur Withoutthe use of such means as above described. Also carried on the reel 3 area plurality of plates 11, said plates extending the full length of saidreel and hingedly mounted thereon, one plate I being provided for eachhorizontal bar 5 thereon. These plates are hinged immediately adjacentsaid horizontal bars and each plate adapted to cooperate with the teethcarried on the succeeding horizontal bar and when the device is inoperation, said plate being of a width substantially equal to thedistance between any two horizontal bars and the underface of each plateis provided at the ends thereof with the enlarged lugs or arms 12, whilethe frame has mounted thereon adjacent the beating shaft 2' a roller 13adapted to cooperate with said lug 12 as the reel is rotated. One

of the supporting Wheels 2 has mounted thereon a pulley 14 over whichextends a belt 15, said belt being also extended over a similar pulley16 carried on the shaft 2 in alinement with said pulley 14 whereby itwill be seen that as the frame 1 is propelled, the reel 3 willsimultaneously be rotated. In this connection a tongue 17 is provided onthe frame 1 to one side of the reel 3 whereby a team maybe attached fordriving the machine but it will be readily understood that if desiredany other means, mechanical or otherwise, may be provided.

Disposed on the frame 1 immediately forward of the reel 3 and extendingtransversely thereof is an endless carrier 18, one end of said carrierleading to an additional carrier or conveyer 19, said latter conveyerextending upwadly and rearwardly of the frame 1 to empty its contents ina rack 20 i formed on the rear of the frame 1. Through this constructionit maybe seen that the bundles of shock which areraked from the groundby means of the teeth on the reel will be thrown upon the conveyer 18from whence they are conducted through the medium of the additionalconveyer 19. tovthe rack. In operation it will be seen that as themachine is driven forwardly the reel 3 ,will be caused to rotate and thebundles of shock which are usually arranged in rows on the field areadapted to be raked and picked up by the teeth on the reel and emptiedonto the conveyer 18. As the reel is rotated, however, and each row ofteeth comes in contact'with a bundle the hinged plate carried on thesucceeding horizontal bar is adapted to cooperate therewith by droppingupon the teeth'after the same have -collected a bundle to retain saidbundle thereon. Upon the continued rotation of the reel, each plate willremain in the position described until the row of teeth with which itcooperates reaches the highest point in the rotative movement of thereel, whereupon the plate will tend to fall or drop outwardly from therow of teeth by gravity. The lugs or arms 12 on the plate will aid thesame in dropping or falling outwardly, and as the same falls, it willform a chute or the like for the bundle to slide upon to the elevator18, it being understood that the free end of said plate contacts in itsoutward movement with the frame of said elevator. As stated before thebundles arego conveyedfrom the carrier 18 to the additional carrier orconveyer 19 from where they are carried to a point above the rack 20into which they are emptied. In the rotation of the wheel 3 however itmay happen that the teeth meet certain obstructions such as largestones, boulders, and the like, and in order to prevent the teeth frombecoming injured or damaged in any manner whatsoever the spring membersare provided which cooperate with the sectional bars to which the teethare attached to allow said sectional bars to yield against theseobstructions. The yielding of the sectional bars will allow the teeth toride gently over the obstructions and as soon as freed from saidobstructions, the teeth will return to their normal positions throughthe tensionof said sprin members.

Although have particularly described the various features of myinvent-ion, it will be readily understood that various changes in form,proportion and. in the minor. details of construction may be resortedtoWithout departing from the spirit or sacri -ficing any of the principlesof the invention,

From the foregoing it will be seen that'I have provided an improvedshock loader wherein a reel is provided for the collection of thebundles, the teeth on said reels being arranged to yield when meetingobstructions in the path thereof. Furthermore it will be observed thatthis reel is provided with hinged sectional .bars to which the teeth aresecured, thereby arranging the teeth in sections. It will still furtherbe seen that I have provided a plurality of spring bars each one ofwhich is adapted to cooperate with a pair of sectional bars arranged onopposed sides of'the reel. It will further be seen that I have alsoprovided means on the reel for the retention of the bundles to the teethas said wheel is rotated, and it will still further be seen that aplurality of hinged plates are adapted to cooperate with the teeth ofthe reel to retain the bundles of shock thereto. It will still furtherbe seen that I have provided a device of comparatively simpleconstruction, whereby the same may be inexpensively manufactured andonewhichis ve efiective and useful in operation.

ving thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. In a shockloader of the class described, the combination with a frame supported onwheels; of a reel rotatably mounted thereon a plurality of sectionalbars hingedly carried on the periphery of said reel, the sections ofsaid bars bein arranged end to end thereon, a plurality 0 teeth carriedon the sectional bars, and means to yieldingly retain said sectionalbars in position on the reel.

2. In a shock loader of the classdcscribed, the combination with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably mounted on said frame, aplurality of sectional bars hingedly carried on said reel, the sectionsof said bars being arranged end to end thereon, teeth carried on saidsectional bars and a plurality of spring members cooperating with.

said sectional bars to yieldingly support the same on the reel.

3. In a shock loader of the class described, the combination with aframe supported on wheels; of a reel rotatably mounted on said frame, aplurality of sectional bars hingedly mounted on the periphery of saidree the sections of said bars being arranged end to end thereon, aplurality of teeth carried on each of said bars and a plurality ofspring members adapted to coiiperate with the sections of said bars toyieldingly support the same on the reel, each spring member coactingwith a pair of sections of bars arranged on opposite sides of the reel.

4:. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably supported on the frame, aplurality of teeth carried on said reel and arranged in rows thereon,and a plurality of plates hingedly carried on said reel and in positionto cooperate with the rows of teeth thereon.

In a device of the character described, the combination with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably mounted on said frame,sectional bars hingedly carried on the reel, means to yieldingly supportsaid bars in their normal positions, teeth carried on said bars andalined in rows when the bars are in their normal positions, a pluralityof plates also hingedly carried on the reel in position to cotiperatewith the rows of teeth by retaining thereagainst for a predeterminedlength of time objects collected by said teeth, and means to revolvesaid reel.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably mounted thereon, said recomprising a central shaft,

radial bars and peripheral bars, sectional bars hingedly carried on theperipheral bars of said reel, the sections thereof being arranged end toend thereon, teeth carried on said sectional bars and spring barscooperating with said sectional bars to yieldingly support the same onsaid reel, eachsprm bar coacting with sections of bars arrange ontheopposite peripheral bars of the reel.

7. In a device of the class described, the' combination" with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably carried on said framecomprising'a central shaft, radial bars and peripheral bars, sectionalbars hingedly mounted on said peripheral bars and having the sectionsthereof arranged end to end thereon, teeth carried on said sectionalbars, a plurality of coil springs disposed across the central shaft ofthe reel, spring stri 5 having one of their ends engaged with thesprings, the opposite ends of said strips being secured to sectionalbars arranged on the opposite peripheral bars of the reel and means torevolve said reel.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a framesupported on wheels; of a reel rotatably mounted thereon, said reelcomprising a central shaft, radial bars and peripheral bars, a pluralityof sectional bars hingedly carried on said peripheral bars and havingthe sections thereof arranged end to end thereon, teeth carried on thesectional bars, coil spring bars resting across said central shaft,spring strips engaged with the ends of said spring bars and also securedto sectional bars arranged on the opposite peripheral bars of the reel,and a plurality of plates also springs and said sectional bars, thesectional bars on opposite sides of the reel being acted upon by thesame springs, and a plurality of plates hingedly secured to the radialbars and in position to cooperate with the rows of teeth in retainingthereagainst objects collected by said teeth in the rotation of the ree10. In a device of the class described, a reel comprising a centralshaft, radial bars thereon, horizontal peripheral bars secured tothe'ends of said radial bars, a plurality of sectional bars hing'edlysecured to the outer faces of said peripheral bars, picker teeth carriedon said sectional bars, and means to yieldingly retain said sectionalbars in their normal positions against the outer faces of the peripheralbars.

11. A reel of the class described, comprising a central shaft, radialbars thereon, In testimony whereof I hereunto aflii my horizontalperipheral bars secured to said signature in the presence of twowitnesses. radial bars, rows of teeth carried on the PATRICK J DONOVANperipheral bars, and a plate hingedly carried on each of said peripheralbars and in Witnesses:

position to cooperate with the teeth on the LAURA DAMM, succeeding baras said'reel is revolved. W. H. DAMM.

